Uncommon Ground is an invitation to step away from the speed, noise, and certainty of everyday life and enter a space where deeper listening becomes possible.

Held in the beautiful natural landscape of the Pontiac region of Quebec, this intimate retreat weaves together psilocybin ceremony, somatic healing practices, breathwork, yoga, relational exploration, nature connection, creativity, and integration support within a grounded and deeply human container.

Guided by a multidisciplinary team of four experienced facilitators — Erica and Robin, alongside Olivia and Kyle Cruikshank — Uncommon Ground is designed to support meaningful transformation through presence, honesty, connection, and care.

This is not about escaping life. It is about returning more fully to it.

The ceremony is not approached as entertainment or escapism, but as an opportunity to enter into deeper relationship with oneself, the body, the psyche, and the unseen layers that shape our human experience.

Preparation + Integration

Preparation and integration are essential aspects of this work.

In the weeks leading up to the retreat, participants are welcomed into a preparation process that includes group calls, somatic practices, educational resources, and reflective prompts designed to help cultivate clarity, readiness, intention, and nervous system support before arriving.

Following the retreat, we continue to support the integration process through a group integration call and additional practices intended to help participants gently weave insights and experiences into daily life.

Each participant also receives one private one-on-one integration session with one of the facilitators, to be used within three months following the retreat. These sessions are included as part of participation and are offered to support the ongoing unfolding that often continues long after the ceremony itself has ended.

We deeply believe that the real work is not only what happens during the ceremony, but how we listen, respond, and care for ourselves afterward.

Our Approach

Our work is deeply informed by somatic awareness, nervous system regulation, relational safety, body-based healing, and an openness to the multidimensional nature of human experience.

We are creating spaces where people can soften into deeper honesty, connection, curiosity, self-awareness, and embodied transformation.

Throughout the retreat, we move between stillness and expression, depth and play, solitude and connection. Days are supported by nourishing meals, time in nature, group process, movement practices, reflection, breathwork, and spaciousness to simply be.

We recognize that every person arrives with their own history, protective patterns, gifts, fears, and longings. Our intention is not to overwhelm the system, but to create conditions where meaningful openings can unfold in ways that feel grounded, supported, and integratable.

A Return to What Matters

There is something profoundly healing about gathering together in an intentional group — slowing down enough to feel, to listen, to remember, and to reconnect.

Uncommon Ground is an invitation to meet yourself — and one another — outside of performance, outside of certainty, and outside of the well-worn path.

A space where truth becomes more multidimensional. Where connection deepens. And where something honest and alive has room to emerge.